ASSOCIATE CENTER DIRECTOR

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an ASSOCIATE CENTER DIRECTOR, you will represent the Service Center/USCIS in conferences and meetings concerning program functions that establish guidance, procedures, decisions, and resource allocation which impact program operations.

Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, within the Vermont Service Center and are assigned based on the need of the agency.

Evaluate the effectiveness of programs, procedures, and resource utilization to include making recommendations to leadership for long-term planning, risk mitigation, and enhanced mission accomplishment.

Facilitate the life-cycle of the assigned program area including adjudicative and production throughput, quality assurance, resource and budget stewardship, workforce planning, and the achievement of established performance metrics.

Plan, assign, and evaluate the work of subordinate staff to include providing guidance, counseling, and direction on both technical and administrative matters to ensure team effectiveness and accountability.

Develop, draft, and disseminate a variety of internal and external communications products, including situation reports, status updates, executive briefings, and strategic assessments to inform leadership and stakeholders.

Advise leadership and staff on communications strategies, messaging development, and public implications of agency programs and initiatives.

Participate in policy formulation and reviews liaison activities for directorate and agency-wide programs.

Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure You must pass a drug screening Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding USCIS applies the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 to its telework program This position IS NOT considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed. Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas. Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a twelve-month probationary period upon appointment to this position. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.

Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP): Per 5 CFR 576.202, An employee who receives a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) and later accepts employment for compensation with the Government of the United States within 5 years of the date of the separation on which the VSIP is based, including work under a personal services contract or other direct contract, must repay the entire amount of the VSIP to the agency that paid it (proof of payment is required) before the individual's first day of reemployment. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Common definitions for hiring terms found in this announcement.